---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 25.507"
title: "33"
number: "25.507"
heading: "Claims payable."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/25.507"
---

# §25.507. Claims payable.

- (a) A claim is payable under this subpart if it was incident to a noncombat activity of the Coast Guard or was caused by:
  - (1) A military member of the Coast Guard;
  - (2) A civilian employee of the Coast Guard who is not a national of the country in which the incident occurred; or
  - (3) A civilian employee of the Coast Guard who is a national of the country in which the incident occurred if:
    - (i) The employee was within the scope of employment, or
    - (ii) **An employer or owner of the property involved would be liable under local law.**
- (b) The fact that the act giving rise to a claim may constitute a crime does not, by itself, bar relief.
- (c) Local law or custom pertaining to contributory or comparative negligence, and to joint tort-feasors, are applied to the extent practicable.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2734; 49 CFR 1.46(b).

### Authority

Authority: 14 U.S.C. 503; 49 CFR 1.45(a); 49 CFR 1.45(b); 49 CFR 1.46(b), unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: CGD 80-033, 46 FR 27109, May 18, 1981, unless otherwise noted.